https://mvu.one/ en-us Fri, 17 May 2024 01:26:00 GMT Sat, 16 May 2026 00:32:12 GMT Hand-written Sat, 16 May 2026 00:28:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2026-05-15-20-28-service-model-alien-clay.html Book Thoughts: Service Model & Alien Clay I forgot for a little bit there that listening to audiobooks could also just be done for fun. Not that I've not been... https://mvu.one/articles/2026-05-15-20-28-service-model-alien-clay.html Sat, 16 May 2026 00:09:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2026-05-15-20-09-the-weird.html Book Thoughts: The Weird Hungry for more audiobook short stories I came upon a monstrous collection of strange fiction curated by the Vandermeers: The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and... https://mvu.one/articles/2026-05-15-20-09-the-weird.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:54:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2026-04-05-13-54-savage-detectives.html Book Thoughts: The Savage Detectives Continuing my meandering literary exploration to scratch my new-found Borges-flavoured itch, I stumbled across a name as I perused a used book store: Roberto Bolano.... https://mvu.one/articles/2026-04-05-13-54-savage-detectives.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:55:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2026-03-07-07-55-playdate-etc.html Game Thoughts: The Playdate On my recent international vacation I found myself in transit with alarming frequency. Between trans, taxi rides, layovers, and 14-hour flights I had a lot of... https://mvu.one/articles/2026-03-07-07-55-playdate-etc.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:07:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2026-03-07-07-07-cosmicomics.html Book Thoughts: Cosmicomics After my brush with Borges was been seeking a similarly interesting collection of short stories, thinking that surely his works had inspired generations of writers of works... https://mvu.one/articles/2026-03-07-07-07-cosmicomics.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:14:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2026-01-09-07-14-music-2026-jan.html Thoughts: Music Update Jan 2026 - DAWless After an exciting start in 2024, my musical growth stagnated a little over the course of 2025. While my interest-in and joy-derived-from making... https://mvu.one/articles/2026-01-09-07-14-music-2026-jan.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:29:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-12-31-10-29-year-end-2025.html Year End: 2025 2025 was a stressful year. The world, which has been inching closer to insanity for a good portion of my adult life, now seems to be... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-12-31-10-29-year-end-2025.html Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:13:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-12-07-23-13-ss-swept-away.html Story: Swept Away I've been writing a few short stories for the #0ddPrompt inspirations that get posted weekly on 0dd.company, and this week's is "Caught in a shallow stream." I... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-12-07-23-13-ss-swept-away.html Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:26:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-12-07-20-26-final-fantsasy-tactics.html Game Thoughts: Final Fantasy Tactics (Ivalice Chronicles) With a fresh re-release of what I've long considered a favourite game, I found myself with an opportunity to revisit Final Fantasy Tactics... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-12-07-20-26-final-fantsasy-tactics.html Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:35:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-11-02-21-35-lonesome-october.html Book Thoughts: A Night in the Lonesome October While I was not a fan of Roger Zelazny's Amber series, my distant memories of "Lord of Light" have kept me... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-11-02-21-35-lonesome-october.html Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:18:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-11-02-21-18-tongues-v1.html Comic Thoughts: Tongues (vol 1) After last week's successful comic haul I found myself hungry for more and returned to the comic shop to rid myself of all my... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-11-02-21-18-tongues-v1.html Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:19:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-10-26-20-19-october-comic-haul.html Comic Thoughts: October Haul - Stages of Rot, A Frog in the Fall, Shuna's Journey I happened into a comic shop yesterday, and allowed serendipity to lead me to... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-10-26-20-19-october-comic-haul.html Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:40:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-28-12-40-borges.html Book Thoughts: Borges - Collected Fictions Near the beginning of 2025 I saw the name "Borges" somewhere online, and everyone gushing about his short stories seemed to be very well-read... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-28-12-40-borges.html Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:45:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-28-10-45-virtues-last-reward.html Game Thoughts: Virtue's Last Reward After struggling to find something to catch my attention for some time, I got a copy of Virtue's Last Reward for the 3DS. I vaguely... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-28-10-45-virtues-last-reward.html Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:25:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-14-10-25-failed-play-fall-25.html Game Thoughts: Failed Play Fall 2025 As with books, I've had trouble recently igniting my passion for videogames. Expedition 33 was phenomenal, and nothing I've touched since has felt "worthy"... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-14-10-25-failed-play-fall-25.html Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:08:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-13-17-08-failed-reads-fall-25.html Book Thoughts: Failed Reads Fall 2025 While this blog is normally littered with my surface-deep analysis of books and games, I've been finding it difficult to sink attention into entertainment... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-09-13-17-08-failed-reads-fall-25.html Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:10:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-08-31-11-10-dead-towers.html Story: Dead Towers A short solarpunk story using some elements and ideas I've been chewing on for a while. The city had been abandoned so long ago that the green... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-08-31-11-10-dead-towers.html Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:39:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-08-04-10-39-death-2025.html Thoughts: Death As my grandfather passed over the last few weeks, I found myself examining my interpretation of Death. Atheism has always come naturally to me, and while I am... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-08-04-10-39-death-2025.html Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:03:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-08-04-10-03-ss-a-dream.html Story: A Dream Koos' bare feet burn against the hot packed earth as he stalks the pale figure across the savannah. The sun at its zenith rages, the open plain... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-08-04-10-03-ss-a-dream.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:23:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-07-27-20-23-exp-33.html Game Thoughts: Clair Obscur, Expedition 33 Note: Trying on a new writing style, things may be awkward for a bit. My heart will always hold a very special place for... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-07-27-20-23-exp-33.html Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:46:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-07-01-20-46-bg3.html Game Thoughts: Baldur's Gate 3 I recently spent a few weeks completely enthralled by Baulder's Gate 3 before my annoyances with the game's mechanics finally outweighed my fun and I... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-07-01-20-46-bg3.html Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:11:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-06-11-21-11-0dd-company.html Project: 0dd.company A little bit ago, after realizing I needed to do more things with more people, I decided to start a little artist collective, because sometimes that's just what... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-06-11-21-11-0dd-company.html Mon, 09 Jun 2025 02:23:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-06-08-22-23-llm-steak.html Thoughts: LLMs - A Weekend Drive and a Steak Dinner I was having a chat with a friend recently which kept circling around LLM (or "AI") usage within our respective... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-06-08-22-23-llm-steak.html Tue, 13 May 2025 02:12:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-05-12-22-12-blades-of-wheel.html Story: Blades of Wheel It was the summer of 2019 when I looked out from the 9th floor window of our condo north of the "Big City" and decided I... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-05-12-22-12-blades-of-wheel.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:32:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-28-21-32-solanin.html Comic Thoughts: Solanin A while back I read "Goodnight Punpun" which was a horrifically depressing manga I could't put down. Solanin is a short work by the same author, and... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-28-21-32-solanin.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:25:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-28-21-25-sable.html Game Thoughts: Sable [DNF] On a lazy weekend evening I booted up Sable on a whim and set out into the desert on my pod racer to find myself. It's... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-28-21-25-sable.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:20:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-28-21-20-aspidistra.html Book Thoughts: Keep the Aspidistra Flying I recently wrote a complaint-post about my inability to read books lately. My curse has been broken at last! I was in a local... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-28-21-20-aspidistra.html Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:33:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-04-22-33-pokemon-evolved.html Game Thoughts: Pokemon Evolved I've been a big Pokemon fan since I was probably 8, and it's followed me into adulthood as a fun occasional hobby to engage in with... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-04-22-33-pokemon-evolved.html Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:04:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-04-22-04-on-music-2.html Thoughts: Music as a Hobby I've been dabbling with music stuff for almost a year now and honestly I still suck at it. I've rented guitars and drums, I've played... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-04-04-22-04-on-music-2.html Sat, 01 Mar 2025 02:45:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-28-21-45-gun-dog.html Game Thoughts: Stories of Sol: The Gun-Dog I'm a fan of old mech anime and I'm a fan visual novels -- so when I saw the Steam storefront page... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-28-21-45-gun-dog.html Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:26:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-23-21-26-grim-fandango.html Game Thoughts: Grim Fandango I grew up playing classic point-and-click adventure games like King's Quest, Monkey Island, and Sam & Max Hit the Road -- however somehow Grim Fandango... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-23-21-26-grim-fandango.html Sat, 15 Feb 2025 17:19:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-15-12-19-i-like-bun.html Tech Thoughts: I like Bun I've been doing this web-dev thing for about 12 years now. I'm primarily self-taught, so I wouldn't classify myself as any degree of "good... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-15-12-19-i-like-bun.html Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:24:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-15-11-24-half-built-garden.html Book Thoughts: A Half-Built Garden I had a minor crisis because of this book. Not because it was good, but because I felt it wasn't. Spoilers ahead, but mostly about... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-15-11-24-half-built-garden.html Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:32:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-09-13-32-tactics-ogre.html Game Thoughts: Tactics Ogre Reborn [DNF] I've had a complicated relationship with Tactics Ogre. My love of the Final Fantasy Tactics subseries drove me to buy the PSP version of... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-09-13-32-tactics-ogre.html Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:11:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-09-13-11-go-outside.html Thoughts: I need to get out more Think about the last time you were with a group of people and didn't know everyone. Not a homogenous group, but people with... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-09-13-11-go-outside.html Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:11:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-07-22-11-little-brother.html Book Thoughts: Little Brother I first discovered Cory Doctrow on Mastodon -- he was a well-spoken guy who posted ridiculously long threads that would completely consume my feed. After actually... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-07-22-11-little-brother.html Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:43:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-01-01-43-arco.html Game Thoughts: Arco How much hatred can you stuff into a handful of pixels? That's the question Arco tries to ask as you control a handful of characters through... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-02-01-01-43-arco.html Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:10:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-26-11-10-cutting-edge.html Comic Thoughts: Cutting Edge I was in a random comic store the other day and found a hard-cover standalone comic titled Cuttting Edge by Dimitri Alberti for 50% off. I... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-26-11-10-cutting-edge.html Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:33:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-26-09-33-a-darker-shade-of-magic.html Book Thoughts: A Darker Shade of Magic This one's a bit odd as I usually carefully pick my audiobook choices. Instead, I got A Darker Shade of Magic as... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-26-09-33-a-darker-shade-of-magic.html Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:21:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-26-09-21-i-am-illiterate.html Thoughts: I've Become Illiterate Obviously I don't mean literally illiterate as I'm clearly maintaining a blog. I read a lot every day of my life: Emails, messages, articles, posts,... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-26-09-21-i-am-illiterate.html Sat, 11 Jan 2025 18:56:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-11-13-56-seveneves.html Book Thoughts: Seveneves Despite really not enjoying Snow Crash due to the sheer amount of cheese involved, I was convinced to try out some other Neil Stephenson works and... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-11-13-56-seveneves.html Sat, 11 Jan 2025 18:43:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-11-13-43-tomie.html Comic Thoughts: Tomie I've mentioned this in a previous post, but I've been a fan of Junji Ito ever since I read his Amigara Fault short comic. I've picked... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-11-13-43-tomie.html Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:55:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-01-14-55-year-end-2024.html Year End: 2024 Another year has come and gone with its ups and downs. I've finished my last day of work for the year and already descended into hedonism,... https://mvu.one/articles/2025-01-01-14-55-year-end-2024.html Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:53:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-17-53-infomocracy.html Book Thoughts: Infomocracy I saw the book Infomocracy listed as a "hopepunk" novel on some forum recently and it piqued my interest. As a fan of other modern alt-punk settings... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-17-53-infomocracy.html Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:40:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-17-40-mouthwashing.html Game Thoughts: Mouthwashing The second low-poly-aesthetics game I picked up recently was Mouthwashing. I'd heard a bit of commotion made about this one and was excited to jump into it... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-17-40-mouthwashing.html Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:38:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-17-38-children-of-the-sun.html Game Thoughts: Children of the Sun Nothing was clicking for me game-wise for a bit. I'd had my fill of pixel art for the year, and my usual fare wasn't... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-17-38-children-of-the-sun.html Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-12-34-mischeif-makers.html Game Thoughts: Mischief Makers There's this game for the N64 called Mischief Makers. It's a side-scrolling action platformer by the company that made Gunstar Heroes and would eventually make Ikaruga.... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-12-34-mischeif-makers.html Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:18:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-12-18-chainsaw-man.html Comic Thoughts: Chainsaw Man In my efforts to relax a bit on my holidays and not work, I picked up my trusty e-reader and one-shot the entirety of Chainsaw Man... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-31-12-18-chainsaw-man.html Wed, 18 Dec 2024 02:30:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-17-21-30-awash.html Story: The Day's a Wash A short story about how I spent my day with my old friend the broken washing machine. WARNING: Contains lots of swearing and clamping. ... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-17-21-30-awash.html Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:38:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-16-00-38-system-collapse.html Book Thoughts: System Collapse I really like Murderbot. The series was a breath of fresh air when I got into it a couple years ago. The casual scifi, the sarcasm,... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-16-00-38-system-collapse.html Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:11:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-08-15-11-amber-6-plus.html Book Thoughts: Amber 6+ (incomplete) I picked up the second half of the Amber series immediately after finishing the first 5 books, and I'll not be finishing the second half.... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-08-15-11-amber-6-plus.html Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:10:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-08-15-10-incomplete-december.html Game Thoughts: Incomplete 12-2024 I'm really having trouble finding something that sticks this year in terms of games. I've been grapling with my inability to play any legacy JRPGs lately... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-08-15-10-incomplete-december.html Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:48:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-03-20-48-amber-1-5.html Book Thoughts: Amber 1-5 I wanted to switch it up for my next audiobook and tried to delve into some older fantasy. I remembered really enjoying "The Lord of Light"... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-12-03-20-48-amber-1-5.html Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:02:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-11-16-15-02-prerender-tutorial.html Tutorial: PSX-Style Pre-Rendered Backgrounds in Blender & Godot I recently had a game idea. I have a lot of these, some of which I've been letting fester in my head... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-11-16-15-02-prerender-tutorial.html Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:41:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-11-10-11-41-learning-music.html Thoughts: Learning Music So, lately I've been getting into learning music. This is a big deal for me, as it's kind of the final stat in my attempt at a... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-11-10-11-41-learning-music.html Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:38:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-11-10-11-38-lorelei.html Game Thoughts: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes A few months back I was hearing a lot of praise for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes; I finally grabbed it and finished... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-11-10-11-38-lorelei.html Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:25:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-25-animal-well.html Game Thoughts: Animal Well As a hobbyist game developer (theoretically, anyways) I have been warned many times "don't idolize one-person indie developers". Most one-person indie titles never make it, and... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-25-animal-well.html Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:24:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-24-piranesi.html Book Thoughts: Piranessi Looking for something a little more fantastical to read after Slaughterhouse-Five, I reached for Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. I read "Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norell 1000 years... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-24-piranesi.html Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:23:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-23-slaughterhouse-five.html Book Thoughts: Slaughterhouse-Five Occasionally I actually get around to reading some literature (I mean to do this more, but I can't stay away from my darling scifi/fantasy). After my last... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-23-slaughterhouse-five.html Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:22:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-22-embassytown.html Book Thoughts: Embassytown Some authors you just can't vibe with, no matter how on-brand their subjects are. For me one of these authors appears to be China Miéville, the writer... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-10-18-17-22-embassytown.html Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:57:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-09-27-11-57-incomplete-september.html Game Thoughts: Abandoned 09-2024 Despite my best efforts I've got yet another pile of unfinished games. Just stuff that I didn't have the patience to get through or wasn't clicking... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-09-27-11-57-incomplete-september.html Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:54:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-09-16-00-54-king-dephoned.html Story: A King De-Phoned The following is a short story / writing exercise I'm titling A King De-Phoned. It's a fairly mundane tale of first-world problems involving relatively privileged individuals... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-09-16-00-54-king-dephoned.html Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:56:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-09-08-15-56-bright-doors.html Book Thoughts: The Saint of Bright Doors Thrusting out blindly for my next read, I ended up settling on the most recent Nebula winner: The Saint of Bright Doors.... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-09-08-15-56-bright-doors.html Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:22:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-08-18-13-22-tokyo-ghoul.html Comic Thoughts: Tokyo Ghoul With a little too much time on my hands I decided to finally give Tokyo Ghoul (main series plus :re) a read. I remembered enjoying the... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-08-18-13-22-tokyo-ghoul.html Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:23:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-08-18-11-23-innocent.html Comic Thoughts: Innocent I just finished the last chapter of Innocent & Innocent Rouge. I was craving some grown-up-oriented manga and settled on this. It was certainly something. ... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-08-18-11-23-innocent.html Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:37:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-28-11-37-disco-elysium.html Game Thoughts: Disco Elysium After another back injury I found myself bedridden once again. I decided it was time to finally get through Disco Elysium. It's a game I've struggled... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-28-11-37-disco-elysium.html Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:53:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-28-10-53-build-a-nest-in.html Book Thoughts: Someone you can Build a Nest In I was looking for my next book after reading Chain-Gang All-Stars and saw a random post on Mastodon about a... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-28-10-53-build-a-nest-in.html Fri, 12 Jul 2024 03:22:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-11-23-22-incomplete-july.html Game Thoughts: Abandoned 07-2024 While I've been trying to finish all the games I start, sometimes I just don't have the energy or a particular game just doesn't hit right... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-11-23-22-incomplete-july.html Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:47:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-10-21-47-chain-gang.html Book Thoughts: Chain-Gang All-Stars A friend of mine recently recommended Chain-Gang All-Stars and I thought it was a really cheesy title for a book, but gave it a shot... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-10-21-47-chain-gang.html Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:02:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-01-16-02-strange-loop.html Book Thoughts: I am a Strange Loop I've wanted to read a bit of philosophy-of-the-mind for some time now, but never really got around to it. After a discussion... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-07-01-16-02-strange-loop.html Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:13:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-06-30-17-13-forgotten-city.html Game Thoughts: The Forgotten City I've just finished playing The Forgotten City; a first-person mystery game I bought after perusing a random forum thread. The game's in the same vein... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-06-30-17-13-forgotten-city.html Tue, 28 May 2024 04:15:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-28-00-15-heaven-in-chongqing.html Thoughts: Heaven is a Hostel in Chongqing In 2018 I traveled to China to meet my partner's parents for the first time. I was nervous; China gets a pretty bad... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-28-00-15-heaven-in-chongqing.html Wed, 22 May 2024 22:59:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-22-18-59-1000xresist.html Game Thoughts: 1000XResist I've just hit the 1000XResist credit sequence roughly one week after going into the game completely blind, having knee-jerk purchased it after 10 seconds of game... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-22-18-59-1000xresist.html Sun, 12 May 2024 00:47:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-11-20-47-snow-crash.html Book Thoughts: Snow Crash A couple days ago I finished the audiobook version of Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson. I didn't know what to expect going in (having never read... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-11-20-47-snow-crash.html Sun, 12 May 2024 00:16:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-11-20-16-ffta2.html Game Thoughts: Final Fantasy Tactics A2 About a month ago I booted up Final Fantasy Tactics A2 on a whim, and quickly became helplessly addicted to the game. I... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-05-11-20-16-ffta2.html Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:38:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-04-19-22-38-klonoa-dreams.html Game Thoughts: Klonoa (GBA) I beat Klonoa: Empire of Dreams today on my day off. I got my hands on an Analogue Pocket about a month ago and really wanted... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-04-19-22-38-klonoa-dreams.html Sat, 06 Apr 2024 15:05:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-04-06-11-05-babel.html Book Thoughts: Babel I finished the audiobook version of Babel by R.F. Kuang, and while I had a great time with the majority of the book, I feel like it... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-04-06-11-05-babel.html Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:46:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-26-21-46-project-updates.html Project Updates: Mar 26 2024I figured it may as good a time as any to pen down a list of my current projects. Work intensity has been high lately, so... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-26-21-46-project-updates.html Sun, 24 Mar 2024 02:08:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-23-22-08-children-of-memory.html Book Thoughts: Children of Memory I tore straight into Children of Memory after the previous book, but only now got around to making my pixel art cover for it.... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-23-22-08-children-of-memory.html Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:37:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-09-20-37-skyward-inn.html Book Thoughts: Skyward Inn I also just completed the Skyward Inn audiobook, and I honestly didn't like it very much. While the alien strangeness and occurrences in the novel were... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-09-20-37-skyward-inn.html Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:15:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-09-20-15-paradise-killer.html Game Thoughts: Paradise Killer I recently finished a playthrough of Paradise Killer and I'm seriously floored at how good it was. The game is presented as a single explorable island... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-09-20-15-paradise-killer.html Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:04:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-09-20-04-children-of-ruin.html Book Thoughts: Children of Ruin After reading Children of Time (which was seriously a masterpiece) I ran headlong into Children of Ruin hungry for more. While the sequel isn't... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-03-09-20-04-children-of-ruin.html Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:55:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-02-31-00-55-children-of-time.html Book Thoughts: Children of Time I've just finished the audiobook version of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and it blew my silk socks off. I'm going straight into... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-02-31-00-55-children-of-time.html Sun, 28 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-01-28-00-00-lord-of-the-rings.html Book Thoughts: Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) It's been two whole months since I posted about a book, and that's because I've been listening to the entire Lord of the... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-01-28-00-00-lord-of-the-rings.html Sun, 21 Jan 2024 23:24:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-01-21-18-24-mario-rpg.html Game Thoughts: Super Mario RPG (2024) Today I finished Super Mario RPG. I never owned the original as a kid, but definitely rented it a handful of times in... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-01-21-18-24-mario-rpg.html Wed, 03 Jan 2024 04:07:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2024-01-02-23-07-dorohedoro.html Comic Thoughts: Dorohedoro Last night I finished the manga Dorohedoro, which is mostly about lizards and dumplings. I watched the anime a little while ago (it was a great... https://mvu.one/articles/2024-01-02-23-07-dorohedoro.html Sun, 31 Dec 2023 03:26:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-30-22-26-year-end.html Year End: 2023 As 2023 draws to a close and I spend the last two weeks of the year in trash-goblin form doing nothing but playing old junk games... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-30-22-26-year-end.html Sun, 31 Dec 2023 02:58:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-30-21-58-gravity-circuit.html Game Thoughts: Gravity Circuit Today I beat what is likely my last game of the year: Gravity Circuit. This one was an impulse sale purchase, but had caught my attention... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-30-21-58-gravity-circuit.html Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:37:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-13-23-37-evangelion.html Series Thoughts: Evangelion Last weekend I found myself with nothing pressing to do. No chores, no responsibilities -- just 2 full days of free time to engage in side... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-13-23-37-evangelion.html Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:35:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-03-10-35-sunlit-man.html Book Thoughts: The Sunlit Man I've just finished listening to The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson, the last of his Kickstarter book series. Out of the four novels released,... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-12-03-10-35-sunlit-man.html Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-26-17-34-punpun.html Comic Thoughts: Goodnight Punpun Last night I stayed up until 4 am reading the last 75 chapters of Goodnight Punpun, a manga about a cute poorly drawn bird navigating... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-26-17-34-punpun.html Fri, 24 Nov 2023 23:52:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-24-18-52-why-to-make.html Thoughts: Why I Make I've been having a very grumpy day today. Perhaps because I stayed up too long last night consuming the last 75 super cheerful chapters of Goodnight... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-24-18-52-why-to-make.html Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:46:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-24-00-46-desolation-called-peace.html Book Thoughts: A Desolation called Peace After devouring the first book in the series, I have now finished book 2 of Arkady Martine's Teixcalaan series: A Desolation Called Peace. The... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-24-00-46-desolation-called-peace.html Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:05:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-23-23-05-slay-the-princess.html Game Thoughts: Slay the Princess Slay the Princess released last month and I finally got around to playing it. It was a treat! I've been interested in minimalist game development... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-23-23-05-slay-the-princess.html Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-17-20-34-memory-empire.html Book Thoughts: A Memory called Empire Yesterday I finished the audiobook version of A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. It was really really good. While I read a... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-17-20-34-memory-empire.html Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:46:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-15-00-46-nausicaa.html Comic Thoughts: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Today I finished reading the final volume of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the manga written and illustrated by... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-15-00-46-nausicaa.html Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:21:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-05-20-21-psalm-for-wildbuilt.html Book Thoughts: A Psalm for the Wild-Built My favorite type of science fiction novels focus on people and societies instead of the tech. "Speculative anthropology [with robots n' future stuff]".... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-11-05-20-21-psalm-for-wildbuilt.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:44:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-10-21-11-44-shadow-of-the-wind.html Book Thoughts: The Shadow of the Wind I finished listening to The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón the other day. I had originally thought it was some... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-10-21-11-44-shadow-of-the-wind.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:22:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-10-21-11-22-chrono.html Game Thoughts: Chrono Trigger Long ago as a youth I got a copy of Chrono Trigger included in my "Final Fantasy Chronicles" PS1 Collection. At the time I knew nothing... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-10-21-11-22-chrono.html Sat, 09 Sep 2023 23:20:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-09-09-19-20-junji-ito.html Comic Thoughts: Junji Ito (3 titles) It's been a while since I've read any Junji Ito stuff, despite having loved Uzumaki and the Amigara Fault (the later turned me into... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-09-09-19-20-junji-ito.html Fri, 08 Sep 2023 01:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-09-07-21-34-time-war.html Book Thoughts: This is How You Lose the Time War I just finished listening to This is How You Lose the Time War. It was a very different kind... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-09-07-21-34-time-war.html Mon, 04 Sep 2023 23:47:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-09-04-19-47-yumi.html Book Thoughts: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter After finishing Frugal Wizard, I launched directly into Sanderson's next audiobook: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. In my last post I whined... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-09-04-19-47-yumi.html Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:24:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-08-24-19-24-wizard-england.html Book Thoughts: Frugal Wizard's Handbook Today I finished my audiobook copy of The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, by Brandon Sanderson. (Big spoilers warning) ... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-08-24-19-24-wizard-england.html Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:43:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-08-23-23-43-golden-idol.html Game Thoughts: The Case of the Golden Idol I beat The Case of the Golden Idol the other day, and you should absolutely purchase and play it. It's fantastic. The... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-08-23-23-43-golden-idol.html Wed, 09 Aug 2023 03:29:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-08-08-23-29-tunic.html Game Thoughts: Tunic About a half hour ago I beat the "bad" ending of Tunic, a cute snes-zelda-esque game with a cute fox that gets way too hard. (mild spoilers)... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-08-08-23-29-tunic.html Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:26:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-07-23-10-26-the-machine.html Game Thoughts: The Machine I need to tell you about The Machine, an unlicensed Gameboy/Color game released in 2022 that's absolutely one of the best games that's ever released for... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-07-23-10-26-the-machine.html Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:03:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-06-26-22-03-citizen-sleeper.html Game Thoughts: Citizen Sleeper I bought Citizen Sleeper during a recent Steam sale -- I wasn't actually intending on doing a full playthrough, but wanted to check it out since... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-06-26-22-03-citizen-sleeper.html Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:04:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-06-06-01-04-ancillary-justice.html Book Thoughts: Ancillary Justice I finished Ancillary Justice the other day, a Sci-Fi book that's been on my reading list since it snagged a Hugo back in 2014 The premise... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-06-06-01-04-ancillary-justice.html Thu, 25 May 2023 15:06:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-05-25-11-06-final-fantasy-xv.html Game Thoughts: Final Fantasy XV [INC] I don't know how big of a Final Fantasy fan I technically am. On one hand, Final Fantasy 7-10 (and tactics) were a huge... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-05-25-11-06-final-fantasy-xv.html Sun, 30 Apr 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-04-30-00-00-fata-morgana.html Game Thoughts: The House in Fata Morgana I finally got to the end of The House in Fata Morgana on Friday; a widely celebrated visual novel about love and tragedy... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-04-30-00-00-fata-morgana.html Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:35:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-04-15-16-35-reclaiming-time.html Thoughts: Reclaiming Time I sit here now after our first full week in the new apartment, sweating profusely as the building's AC won't be activated until May and we've had... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-04-15-16-35-reclaiming-time.html Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:20:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-03-18-12-20-moving.html Thoughts: Moving Last weekend my partner and I went to take a look at a couple of apartments. Theoretically this was just to take a look at what kind of... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-03-18-12-20-moving.html Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:02:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-03-13-18-02-vagabonds.html Book Thoughts: Vagabonds I also finished the audiobook of Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang over the weekend; a story about a colonized and independent Mars experiencing growing pains. Big spoilers ahead.... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-03-13-18-02-vagabonds.html Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:39:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-03-12-18-39-20th-century-boys.html Comic Thoughts: 20th Century Boys I finished my read-through of 20th Century Boys (and 21st Century Boys) yesterday and sat pondering about what I'd just read for a good while.... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-03-12-18-39-20th-century-boys.html Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:28:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-28-22-28-omori.html Game Thoughts: Omori I completed the "good" ending of OMORI last night -- that game was a ride. (spoilers ahead) OMORI is a game about grief, both dealing with it... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-28-22-28-omori.html Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:02:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-21-16-02-land_of_the_lustrous.html Comic Thoughts: Land of the Lustrous While my intent was to read more scifi novels this year I keep getting drawn into mangas before I can get attached to anything... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-21-16-02-land_of_the_lustrous.html Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-06-23-34-exhalation.html Book Thoughts: Exhalation I finished Exhalation by Ted Chiang the other day, and I was extremely pleased with it! It's cover-to-cover grade-A sci-fi good-shit. Two of the stories blew me... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-06-23-34-exhalation.html Sat, 04 Feb 2023 21:49:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-04-16-49-zig_tic80.html Project: Zig + Tic80 - Parallax Backgrounds After maintaining this site for almost half a year I've got my first actual something-worth-posting project. I present to you: Aseprite-to-TIC80 Parallax Background.... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-02-04-16-49-zig_tic80.html Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:49:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-30-15-49-tress.html Book Thoughts: Tress of the Emerald Sea After the very melancholy "Never Let Me Go" I needed a pick-me-up, and turned to the first of Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter novels: Tress... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-30-15-49-tress.html Thu, 19 Jan 2023 01:52:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-18-20-52-fire-punch.html Comic Thoughts: Fire Punch Just finished reading Fire Punch. I had actually put it down after finding the first volume kinda stupid, but ended up hooked back in when I... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-18-20-52-fire-punch.html Wed, 18 Jan 2023 02:11:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-17-21-11-pentiment.html Game Thoughts: Pentiment I also finished Pentiment [Spoilers] over the weekend! The game's 16th Century European art style was thoroughly enjoyable and surprisingly expressive when animated. Even more enjoyable was... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-17-21-11-pentiment.html Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-17-00-00-never-let-me-go.html Book Thoughts: Never Let Me Go I finished Never Let me Go [Full Plot Spoilers Ahead] over the weekend, and holy shit what a melancholy novel. The story covers the... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-17-00-00-never-let-me-go.html Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:55:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-13-21-55-lack-of-output.html Thoughts: On Lack of Output While I was intending to "blast into the new year", things have been going even slower than usual so far, and today for the first... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-13-21-55-lack-of-output.html Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:01:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-02-16-01-new-year-2023.html Thoughts: New Year 2023 The new year is upon us! With it I have cleansed my project list and notes, refreshed my reading and games-to-play list, and am ready to... https://mvu.one/articles/2023-01-02-16-01-new-year-2023.html Sat, 17 Dec 2022 15:49:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-12-17-10-49-year-end-2022.html Year End: 2022 Today is a day of ends. Not big ends, all small stuff, but the sum of which feels impactful as timing found the ends all lining up... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-12-17-10-49-year-end-2022.html Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:04:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-12-11-22-04-buy-stuff-hobbies.html Thoughts: Buy-stuff Hobbies I've realized today that I've been using my purchase-oriented hobbies (retro games, fountain pens) as a bandage to cover up my lack of progress in my effort-oriented... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-12-11-22-04-buy-stuff-hobbies.html Tue, 06 Dec 2022 03:36:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-12-05-22-36-pokemon-violet.html Game Thoughts: Pokemon Violet I've been playing the mainline Pokemon games for almost 25 years now, and beaten at least one version of each generation. I defeated each rendition of... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-12-05-22-36-pokemon-violet.html Sun, 27 Nov 2022 01:53:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-26-20-53-tic80.html Project: Exploring TIC-80 I managed to wrestle myself away from playing Pokemon long enough to download the TIC-80 fantasy console and give it a go today. Like the Pico-8, the... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-26-20-53-tic80.html Fri, 18 Nov 2022 02:00:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-17-21-00-nona-the-ninth.html Book Thoughts: Nona the Ninth I finished the Nona the Ninth audiobook this morning. It's the 3rd book in the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. The first book in... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-17-21-00-nona-the-ninth.html Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:28:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-13-18-28-celebration-life.html Thoughts: A Celebration of Life I went to a "celebration of life" for someone I grew up with this weekend. I wasn't terribly close with them, but I was close... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-13-18-28-celebration-life.html Tue, 08 Nov 2022 03:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-07-22-34-cyberpunk-comments.html I accidentally purchased Cyberpunk 2077 and lost 35 hours of my life. I'm honestly really impressed with the characters and stories in the game (and the graphics are neat!).... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-07-22-34-cyberpunk-comments.html Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:09:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-06-19-09-banshees-inisherin.html Movie Thoughts: Banshees of Inisherin I watched The Banshees of Inisherin today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not the most uplifting film, but a very well put-together dark slice-of-life with a... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-11-06-19-09-banshees-inisherin.html Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:13:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-28-00-13-return-from-east.html Thoughts: Return from The East Coast I've just returned from a vacation with my partner and a friend to The East where we hoped to eat lobster and be merry.... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-28-00-13-return-from-east.html Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:22:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-27-23-22-east-of-eden.html Book Thoughts: East of Eden I finished the East of Eden audiobook today after several months of listening. It is officially the audiobook that has taken me the longest to... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-27-23-22-east-of-eden.html Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:22:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-16-23-22-story-battle.html Thoughts: Story Through Battle Reflecting upon a couple of recent games I've played, I need to start paying more attention to how game designers manage to use battles as a... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-16-23-22-story-battle.html Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:51:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-16-22-51-everhood.html Game Thoughts: Everhood Just finished Everhood, which I initially thought was some kind of bootleg Undertale. And it totally was, but not in a bad way. Similar graphics, tone, themes,... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-16-22-51-everhood.html Tue, 11 Oct 2022 02:12:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-10-22-12-steamdeck.html I unboxed my new Steamdeck over the weekend. It's a very cool device, though it is host to several rough edges. That's part of the charm, however. It isn't a... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-10-22-12-steamdeck.html Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:31:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-05-17-31-live-a-live.html Game Thoughts: Live A Live Beat Live A Live on the weekend and I'm still processing whether or not I enjoyed it. On one hand most of the 7 (8)... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-10-05-17-31-live-a-live.html Wed, 21 Sep 2022 02:38:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-20-22-38-picturing-the-mind.html Book Thoughts: Picturing the Mind Finally got through Picturing the Mind: Consciousness through the Lens of Evolution! It was a really light and fun read, and is full of interesting... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-20-22-38-picturing-the-mind.html Tue, 20 Sep 2022 02:42:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-19-22-42-not-so-sharp.html Thoughts: Not So Sharp I've realized over the last year that I've had a significant decline in mental sharpness compared to my highschool/university days. My job provides me with ample... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-19-22-42-not-so-sharp.html Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:55:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-19-20-55-kings-dilemma.html Boardgame Thoughts: King's Dilemma Finished a campaign of King's Dilemma, and what a great legacy board game it was! The game is fairly basic on the surface: your group plays... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-19-20-55-kings-dilemma.html Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:27:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-06-13-27-first-day-of-school.html Thoughts: First Day of School My whole life I've loved the first day back to school (context: I work at a university). The slightly cool September breeze, the electric energy... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-06-13-27-first-day-of-school.html Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:34:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-05-21-34-digimon-survive.html Game Thoughts: Digimon Survive I've just finished with Digimon Survive after completing the Moral and True endings. Despite a lackluster battle system and some points where the story got too... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-09-05-21-34-digimon-survive.html Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:44:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-24-22-44-chronically-occupied.html Thoughts: Chronically Occupied I've just returned from a brief 4-day vacation to find my mind in shambles. This always tends to happen -- I keep so many small threads of... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-24-22-44-chronically-occupied.html Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:59:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-13-11-59-silhouette.html Browsing the internet recently I saw an artistic rendition of the silhouette of Spike from Cowboy Bebop. Suddenly a realization came crashing home -- the most memorable game /... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-13-11-59-silhouette.html Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:11:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-04-16-11-owncast.html My brother recently expressed interest in remotely watching me play some of my older games (after a weekend of PS2 gaming together). I grabbed an HDMI-capture dongle for the dual... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-04-16-11-owncast.html Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:31:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-02-20-31-digimon-survive-excitement.html I'm a sucker for nostalgia. As such, I've been very excited for the Digimon Survive game that recently released. So excited that I not only accidentally pre-ordered a physical copy... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-08-02-20-31-digimon-survive-excitement.html Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:56:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-28-08-56-seniority.html Thoughts: On Seniority and Fuckups Seniority can be inferred by the number of large fuck-ups a person has made (and retained their position). Being trusted enough to be given enough... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-28-08-56-seniority.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:48:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-19-19-48-craiyon.html Since I'm a lowly unwashed peasant without access to OpenAI's DALL-E 2 I've been entertaining myself with Craiyon instead. It isn't nearly as good as DALL-E (I have friends with... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-19-19-48-craiyon.html Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:54:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-12-16-54-deaths-door.html Game Thoughts: Death's Door I completed Death's Door (Switch Version) by Acid Nerve last night. By completed here I mean defeated the final boss and am done with the game;... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-12-16-54-deaths-door.html Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:43:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-10-21-43-berserk.html Comic Thoughts: Berserk I finished reading the Berserk series, a manga that spans 41 volumes released over 30 years. I'd tried reading the series several times in the past but... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-07-10-21-43-berserk.html Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:35:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-29-10-35-side-gigs.html Thoughts: Side Gigs I've been using up some lieu time I earned at work to do some side-gig work for a bit of extra cash lately, and I learned a... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-29-10-35-side-gigs.html Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:32:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-24-15-32-politicians.html Oh shit, American politicians also seem to be taking too many hints from dystopian literature. Someone should really talk to these people.... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-24-15-32-politicians.html Thu, 23 Jun 2022 02:50:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-22-22-50-tech-ceos.html I swear to god these tech CEOs are reading dystopian cyberpunk novels as if they're instruction booklets. Maybe if we start writing decent utopian solarpunk stories now the next... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-22-22-50-tech-ceos.html Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:31:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-22-10-31-collision-con.html Thoughts: Collision Conference I went to the opening day of "Collision Conference 2022"; I had a free ticket and it was labelled as a tech conference so I was excited... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-22-10-31-collision-con.html Mon, 20 Jun 2022 02:06:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-19-22-06-keeping-notes.html Thoughts: Keeping Notes I've recently taken to keeping notes of all the media I consume that contains storylines or concepts I want to remember. My process is as follows: Consume... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-19-22-06-keeping-notes.html Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:32:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-17-16-32-redbean.html I'm in love with redbean (v2 just released!) + fullmoon. Both of these developers are wildly talented. I need to get better at Lua! ... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-17-16-32-redbean.html Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:04:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-16-07-04-perhaps-the-stars.html Book Thoughts: Perhaps the Stars Finished "Perhaps the Stars", the last book in the "Terra Ignotia" tetralogy by Ada Palmer; what a wild ride that whole series was! I enjoyed... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-16-07-04-perhaps-the-stars.html Wed, 15 Jun 2022 21:19:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-15-17-19-domains.html I buy domain names like I buy fancy notebooks. Destined to sit forever unused on a shelf. Wouldn't want to waste them on something stupid, after all. ... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-15-17-19-domains.html Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:48:00 GMT https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-15-16-48-netlify.html Very impressed with how quickly one can set up a static site on Netlify. ... https://mvu.one/articles/2022-06-15-16-48-netlify.html